Athletics at the Pan Arab Games

Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Pan Arab Games competition. Athletics competitions have been held at every one of the eleven editions of the Pan Arab Games, which was inaugurated in 1953.[1] Many of the region's top athletes have competed in the athletics at the Pan Arab Games, such as Saïd Aouita, Hassiba Boulmerka and Ghada Shouaa.[2] Women's events were added to the programme at the 1985 Pan Arab Games and the 1984 Olympic champion Nawal El Moutawakel went on to win gold medals in four separate events.[3]

Editions

Games Year Host city Host country Events
I1953 ()Alexandria Egypt21
II1957 ()Beirut Lebanon21
III1961 ()Casablanca Morocco24
IV1965 ()Cairo UAR24
V1976 ()Damascus Syria22
VI1985 ()Rabat Morocco39
VII1992 ()Damascus Syria41
VIII1997 ()Beirut Lebanon41
IX1999 ()Amman Jordan45
X2004 ()Algiers Algeria45
XI2007 ()Cairo Egypt46
XII2011 ()Doha Qatar45 (+30 disability)

See also

References

  1. Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
  2. Powell, David (2007-11-24). Morocco’s day – Pan Arab Games, Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-12.
  3. Pan Arab Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-12.
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